Saturday, April 13, 2013

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4.13.13


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via WickedGayBlog.com by WickedGayBlog.com on 4/13/13


A 31-year-old attorney from the city of West Hollywood has died after contracting meningitis.

WGB: What a sad loss of such a young man.

via Gay Puerto Rico Links's Facebook Wall by Gay Puerto Rico Links on 4/13/13

via Gay Puerto Rico Links's Facebook Wall by Gay Puerto Rico Links on 4/13/13

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via On Top Magazine Headlines on 4/13/13
Glee's Kurt Hummel and Blaine Anderson, played by Chris Colfer and Darren Criss, respectively, have been voted 'Greatest TV Couple of All Time'
     

via Towleroad News #gay by Andy Towle on 4/13/13
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Attendees at the first night of Coachella were treated to a promo video that someone grabbed with a cellphone, featuring "Get Lucky", a track from the group's highly-anticipated new album Random Access Memories.
The video featured Pharrell and Nile Rodgers jamming and singing with Daft Punk and confirmed a list of collaborators which include Panda Bear, Julian Casablancas, Todd Edwards, DJ Falcon, Chilly Gonzales, Giorgio Moroder, Nile Rodgers, Paul Williams and Pharrell Williams.
Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
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via Towleroad News #gay by Andy Towle on 4/13/13
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In the wake of Margaret Thatcher's death earlier this month, video has emerged online of a speech she gave at a Conservative Party Conference in October 1987, the year before her government introduced Section 28 legislation which forbid teaching in any school that homosexual relationships were acceptable.
Says Thatcher in the clip:
"But it's the plight of individual boys and girls that worries me the most. Too often, our children don't get the education they need, the education they deserve....Children who need to be taught to respect traditional moral values are being taught that they have an inalienable right to be gay....All of those children are being cheated of a sound start in life. Yes, cheated."
Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
The full transcript of the speech is here.
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via Big Gay Picture Show by Tim Isaac on 4/13/13
harrison-fordThere’s already a controversy brewing over Ender’s Game, with some saying gay rights supporters should boycott the movie due to the fact it’s based on a book by the decidedly anti-gay Orson Scott Card, who actively works against the extension of LGBT rights in the US.
However not everyone involved with the film agrees with Card’s views, as Ender’s Game star Harrison Ford has stepped forward to voice his support for gay marriage. Ford made the comments while talking about his new movie 42, about the first black Major League Baseball player.
Metro New York reports that he compared Robinson’s struggles to gay marriage, saying ”I think there’s a metaphor you can reach for, according to your own interests and your own understanding and your own issues. But trying to create the best expression of the ideals — the most equal society, the best-regulated society, the best-behaving society — depend on attending to equality and inequity whenever it rears its ugly head. Certainly the marriage issue conveniently falls into that category.”
He adds, “Things do change quickly at a tipping point, as it builds and it builds and it builds until there’s a moment where the balance of opinion, the weight of experience and the understanding comes to a point where the scales tip in the other direction. “We’re getting there, we’re getting there. You know, you would hope that it would have happened with less resistance. You would have hoped that everyone would get the point at the same time, but life’s not like that.”
Whether Ford’s views will mitigate the anger many already feel at Ender’s Game is yet to be seen.
Harrison Ford Speaks Out On Gay Marriage – ‘We’re Getting There’ from Big Gay Picture Show

via Towleroad News #gay by Andy Towle on 4/13/13
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Matt R. Salmon, the gay son of Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ), sat down with Anderson Cooper last night to talk about his father, who has spoken publicly of his opposition to same-sex marriage, and his mother, who worked on an anti-gay constitutional amendment in Arizona, about his love for them.
AcSaid Salmon:
"I finally realized that no matter what our differences and opinions are, we have to love and support each other. And since then, our relationship has really grown stronger. And I've watched as my dad has just really been a huge supporter of me....Yes, he doesn't support gay marriage, but that's no reason that I shouldn't love him, or just accept him for who he is. I hope that he changes his position" on marriage rights for same-sex couples."
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via Gay/Lesbian News on 4/13/13
The government on Saturday condemned all forms of violence against homosexuals following the assault of a gay man in a Cape Town township.

via On Top Magazine Headlines on 4/13/13
Illinois Rep. Tom Morrison, a Republican, has defended comparing gay marriage to polygamy and statutory rape
     

via On Top Magazine Headlines on 4/13/13
Designer Nate Berkus says he knew on their first day that he would someday marry 'The Rachel Zoe Project' alum Jeremiah Brent
     

via On Top Magazine Headlines on 4/13/13
Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has announced she'll seek a second term in office
     

via On Top Magazine Headlines on 4/13/13
The Illinois chapter of the NAACP has endorsed gay marriage in Illinois
     

via On Top Magazine Headlines on 4/13/13
John Curtis and his adopted son John Wikiera discussed their dreams in this week's StoryCorps interview heard on NPR's 'Morning Edition'
     

via On Top Magazine Headlines on 4/13/13
Actress Drew Barrymore will serve as host of LGBT media watchdog group GLAAD's second installment of its 2013 Media Awards in Los Angeles
     


New The Wolverine International Poster Has Hugh Jackman Wielding A Samurai Sword

via Big Gay Picture Show by Tim Isaac on 4/13/13
wolverine-teaser-poster3A new, rather cool, international poster for The Wolverine has surfaced, showing Hugh Jackman’s mutant wielding a samurai sword and looking generally badass.
Here’s the synopsis: ‘Based on the celebrated comic book arc, this epic action-adventure takes Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), the most iconic character of the X-Men universe, to modern-day Japan. Out of his depth in an unknown world, he will face a host of unexpected and deadly opponents in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality.’
The movie is out in July.
And as we’re here, take a look below for another new The Hangover Part III poster, which is the fifth we’ve had just this week!
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New The Wolverine International Poster Has Hugh Jackman Wielding A Samurai Sword from Big Gay Picture Show

via Big Gay Picture Show by Tim Isaac on 4/13/13
Joel-McHaleA couple of month ago it was revealed that Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore are getting together for a third time for a currently untitled new rom-com. They’ve now got some company as Joel McHale has signed up to star in the film, according to THR.
The movie is about a man and a woman who have a horrible first date and then find themselves stuck together at a resort with their respective children from previous marriages. McHale is set to play Drew Barrymore’s immature and skeezy ex-husband, although there’s no info on exactly how he fits into the plot or how big the role is.
Frank Coraci is set to direct, with shooting due to begin in a few months time.
Joel McHale Joins Adam Sandler & Drew Barrymore Rom-Com from Big Gay Picture Show

via Big Gay Picture Show by Tim Isaac on 4/13/13
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones doesn’t open until August, but Sony Pictures must have a lot of faith in it, as they’re already planning a prequel, with THR reporting that Stephanie Sanditz has been hired to script an adaptation of the first novel in Cassandra Clare’s related series of books, Infernal Devices, which is called Clockwork Angel.
mortal-instruments-city-of-bones-poster3The Mortal Instruments is about a girl who learns of her half-human, half-angel heritage, who gets thrust into the war between light and shadow. Infernal Devices is set in in England during the Victorian Age ten years after the peace treaties between the demon-fighting Shadowhunters and Downworlders (vampires, fairies, werewolves, and warlocks) was signed. Clockwork Angel begins the story of Tessa, an orphaned teenage girl who is looking for her brother, who has disappeared, and seeks her true identity.
Her search plunges her into a world she never knew existed, and reveals talents she never knew she had. She must forge an alliance with Shadowhunters if she wants to survive in this dangerous world.
Of course this film will depend on the success of Mortal Instuments, but it certainly seems that there are big franchise plans.
The Mortal Instruments Prequel Movie Planned from Big Gay Picture Show

Bradley Kindrick says he was assaulted by a customer at the 7-Eleven where he worked, and after reporting the incident, was fired for being gay.
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via Big Gay Picture Show by Tim Isaac on 4/13/13
rob-cohenRob Cohen’s attempt to get more serious with Alex Cross didn’t turn out particularly well, so it seems the xXx, Fast & The Furious and The Mummy 3 director is heading back to lighter fare with Crash Bandits, according to THR.
The film is about two rival treasure hunters who specialise in salvaging plane wreckage. When they hear about the Holy Grail of plane wrecks in the Amazon, the set off on a race to see who can get there first. Michael Stokes wrote the original script, although Rob Cohen will perform a rewrite.
The project has been around for a while as it was previously in the works with John McTiernan attached to direct and Hayden Christensen set to star. However with McTiernan having major legal troubles over allegations of lying to the FBI, that fell apart.
xXx Helmer Rob Cohen to Direct Crash Bandits from Big Gay Picture Show

via Gay/Lesbian News on 4/13/13
Garrett Vance is a name you should know, respect, and grapple to your heart. First of all, WHOA.

via Gay/Lesbian News on 4/13/13
Jonathan Winters, a master of improv comedy who inspired Robin Williams, Jim Carrey and others, died Thursday evening at his home in Southern California, a family friend said.

via Big Gay Picture Show by Tim Isaac on 4/13/13
riddick-vin-diesel-shirtlessAlthough most people have tried to forget The Pacifier, director Adam Shankman and star Vin Diesel must have had a decent time making is, as they’re re-teaming for The Machine, according to Deadline.
The movie is about a human-like robot (Vin Diesel) that the U.S. government creates in hopes it will become the perfect weapon, although the project ultimately gets buried. 20 years later, a young boy discovers the machine and reactivates it. When the government comes to shut The Machine down once and for all, the robot protects the family that took him in.
Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant wrote the original screenplay, with Smallville creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar signing on to rewrite the script last July. There’s no news on when it might shoot.
Vin Diesel Enters The Machine With Director Adam Shankman from Big Gay Picture Show

via Gay/Lesbian News on 4/13/13
The woman who led the court battle to strike down a Montana law that made gay sex illegal knows that having the unconstitutional law struck from the books is a symbolic act.

via Gay/Lesbian News on 4/13/13
The prestigious Lawrenceville School, shown above, will go to trial against a former French teacher who was shown the door in 2003 after being accused of filming sex videos in his basement S&M dungeon.

via Gay/Lesbian News on 4/13/13
The bill will return to France's National Assembly for a second reading before becoming law, but many in the Republic view this additional session as a technicality since the article legalizing gay marriage will no longer be debated.

via The New York Times Facebook-Pinnwand by The New York Times on 4/13/13
Quotation of the Day: "I wish they would have made an example of somebody else other than a 14-year-old kid, you know?" -- Brandt Snedeker, a golfer, after Guan Tianlang was penalized one stroke for slow play at the Masters.


Near Cut Line, Guan Is Penalized for Slow Play
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Guan was assessed a one-stroke penalty after the 17th hole of his second round for slow play, carding a three-over 75 for a 36-hole total of four-over 148, near the projected cut.

via The Guardian's Facebook Wall by The Guardian on 4/13/13
"I am face to face with the man who knows everything about me. He knows where I've been, who I know and what I think. He knows what I do and when I do it; who I talk to and what I want to do next. He knows about my health, my work, my home, my finances, my dreams."

Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger interviews Eric Schmidt: Mr Google is worth $8.2bn, he runs one of the most powerful companies in the world and he knows what you're going to do next. Here Google's executive chairman tells all

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Photograph: Christopher Lane for the Guardian


Where did comedy wunderkind get her inspiration for her HBO hit Girls? The historically progressive Oberlin College, of course.
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via gay wrestling - Google Blog Search by cjxxx on 4/12/13
Kyle and Will are on the mat, putting a new meaning to a crotch hold and slam! Soon enough the guys are sucking, and Kyle is screwing Will for all he's worth.

via Gay/Lesbian News on 4/13/13
Delegate Stephen Skinner proposed the amendment. The Jefferson County Democrat earlier unsuccessfully sought to bar housing and employment discrimination based on sexual orientation.

via Gay/Lesbian News on 4/13/13
The head of a gay Republican organization accused a member of the Republican National Committee on Friday of putting them in danger of losing future elections following the committee's decision to include resolutions against same-sex marriage in the party platform.

via Gay/Lesbian News on 4/13/13
On Wednesday, conservative pundit Linda Harvey, of antigay organization Mission: America launched a verbal attack against the Day of Silence, an advocacy campaign coordinated by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network .

Rodriguez has a fresh take on a classic technique, using multiple exposures that combine photos from his archives as well as found images that catch his eye.
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FILE - In this Friday, April 12, 2013 file photo, two men hold hands as they pose for photos in front of a portrait of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, right, and his son Kim Jong Un at a flower show featuring thousands of Kimilsungia flowers, named after the late leader Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Enemy capitals, North Korea said, will be turned “into a sea of fire.” North Korea's first strikes will be “a signal flare marking the start of a holy war.” Pyongyang's nuclear arsenal is “mounted on launch pads, aimed at the windpipe of our enemies.” And it's not all talk. The profoundly isolated, totalitarian nation has launched two rockets over the past year. But there is also a logic behind North Korea's behavior, a logic steeped in internal politics, one family's fear of losing control and the ways that a weak, poverty-wracked nation can extract concessions from some of the world's most fearsome military powers. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)To the outside world, the talk often appears to border on the lunatic, with the poor, hungry and electricity-starved nation threatening to lay waste to America's cities in an atomic firestorm ...